The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which inhibit proteases, including cathepsin K, pharmaceutical compositions of such compounds, and methods for treating diseases of excessive bone loss or cartilage or matrix degradation, including osteoporosis; gingival disease including gingivitis and periodontitis; arthritis, more specifically, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; Paget's disease; hypercalcemia or malignancy; and metabolic bone disease therewith.
Treatment of parasitic diseases by inhibition of cysteine proteases of the papain superfamily
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公开号:US20020156018A1
公开(公告)日:2002-10-24
The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which inhibit proteases, such as cysteine proteases. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which inhibit cysteine proteases of the papain superfamily. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are useful for treating diseases, particularly parasitic diseases, which are mediated by such proteases. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of treating malaria by inhibiting the cysteine protease falcipain.